Mozambique vs Nigeria: How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?

Mozambique
33.23 million
in 2010
Nigeria
31.28 million
in 2010
Mozambique rank
17th
Nigeria rank
19th

How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? over time

  • Mozambique
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 33.23 million against 31.28 million in Nigeria, a difference of 1.94 million.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Nigeria ahead.

Mozambique ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 19th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 8 and Nigeria in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Nigeria Difference Ahead
1780s 5.54 million 8.60 million 3.06 million Nigeria
1790s 5.87 million 9.03 million 3.16 million Nigeria
1800s 6.22 million 9.49 million 3.26 million Nigeria
1810s 6.59 million 9.97 million 3.38 million Nigeria
1820s 6.98 million 10.63 million 3.65 million Nigeria
1830s 7.39 million 11.33 million 3.94 million Nigeria
1840s 8.47 million 12.08 million 3.61 million Nigeria
1850s 9.71 million 12.88 million 3.17 million Nigeria
1860s 11.14 million 13.73 million 2.59 million Nigeria
1870s 12.24 million 14.77 million 2.53 million Nigeria
1880s 13.45 million 15.88 million 2.43 million Nigeria
1890s 14.77 million 17.07 million 2.30 million Nigeria
1900s 16.23 million 18.36 million 2.13 million Nigeria
1910s 17.84 million 20.38 million 2.54 million Nigeria
1920s 21.01 million 23.21 million 2.21 million Nigeria
1930s 24.82 million 25.71 million 898,500 Nigeria
1940s 31.81 million 28.47 million 3.34 million Mozambique
1950s 32.59 million 31.51 million 1.07 million Mozambique
1960s 36.46 million 34.80 million 1.66 million Mozambique
1970s 35.64 million 34.52 million 1.12 million Mozambique
1980s 35.61 million 34.49 million 1.12 million Mozambique
1990s 35.62 million 34.18 million 1.44 million Mozambique
2000s 33.84 million 32.01 million 1.82 million Mozambique
2010s 33.23 million 31.28 million 1.94 million Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how much global land is used as pasture for livestock?, Mozambique or Nigeria?
Mozambique, at 33.23 million against 31.28 million in Nigeria as of 2010.
What is the difference in how much global land is used as pasture for livestock? between Mozambique and Nigeria?
1.94 million, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Nigeria?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Mozambique and Nigeria rank globally for how much global land is used as pasture for livestock??
Mozambique ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 19th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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How much global land is used as pasture for livestock?
Source
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
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The extent of global pasture used for livestock grazing. It does not include cropland used to grow animal feed.